Pocket live minnow jar



A. E MOSHER POCKET LIVE MIN-NOW JAR Filed Aug. 16, 1954 aXIm/VW 4 Judie E. Masfier,

Patented Jan. 1, 1935 p UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE POCKET LIVE MINNOW an Audley E. Mosher, ElklandJa. Application August 16, 1934, Serial No; 140,114 1 ca f(c1.,4s-'-55 alinement with the opening, 13' and having a threaded extension 16 to receive a threaded cover The invention relates to a jar or receptacle for carrying live minnows in the pocket of the, fisherman so that he may have the advantage of live bait at hand at all times while fishing, and has 5 for its principal object the provision of a device of the character stated that is capable of being sion of manually operated means that is retainedcarried in the fishermans pocket, and is adapted to hold a sumcient quantity of water to maintain minnows in a live condition, and that is water-tight.

A further object of the invention is the proviin the jar for lifting the minnows out of the water when it is desired to select one for baiting the hook, said means comprising a perforated tray having upright flanged side edges, and a rod. secured thereto and extending to the top of the jarqor receptacle for convenience in lifting and loweringthe tray relatively to the jar.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of the improved pocket live minnow jar, h

' Figure 2 is a. vertical sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

, Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on a 1 plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawing similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in all the views. 1 1 1 As shown in the drawing the minnow jar or receptacle is made preferably of a glass container 10, having a threaded neck 11 on which is mounted a threaded cover 12, 13 designating a gasket between the cover and the edge of theneck to prevent leakage of the water contained in the jar.

and 14 is a wire mesh panel over the opening 13. 15 is an enclosure or spout arranged in The cover 12 is provided with anopening 13"- 17 to close, said enclosure or spout, 18 designating a gasket between the cover 17 and the, edge of the extension 16 to secure a water-tight fit therebetween. The purpose of this construction is i to enable the fisherman to empty the water in the jar withoutpermitting loss of the fish and to refill it through the nozzle by dipping the jar in water or pouring it therein as may be preferred. Also it will be understood that the jar may beventilated by removing the cover 1'? to prevent suffocation of the fish.

19 designates a tray mounted in the jar vor receptacle having upstanding side walls 20. The bottom of the tray 19 is provided with a plurality of openings 21, and has an upstanding nipple 22 in which is secured an upstanding rod rod 23.

In a minnow jar, a receptacle having a cylindrical threaded, neck, a threaded cap mounted on said neck and having an'opening therein, an enclosure surrounding said opening and having a tubular threaded extension communicating therewith, a threaded closure forsaid extension, a foraminous member secured over the opening in the cap, a traycontained in the receptacle having relatively high side walls and provided with openings, said traycorresponding in plan to the cross section of the receptacle and snugly fitted therein to enable lifting the minnows to the top for selection, and a rod secured to said tray for lifting it:

AU'DLEY E, MOSHER.

23 that extends nearly to the top to enable the v 

